Associate Principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.Mr. Smith joined SGH in 2006. He has over 13 years of engineering experience, including structural design, investigations of building damage and collapses, repair and rehabilitation projects, due diligence and building condition assessments, and monitoring of foundation installations. His background in geotechnical engineering provides him with knowledge of soil and foundation types that aids him in performing structural evaluations of existing buildings and investigations of structural damage and collapses. Mr. Smith is a registered professional engineer in New York and three other states. He can be reached at nbsmith@sgh.com.